Lake Wylie

In the U.S. states of South Carolina and North Carolina, there is a reservoir or artificial lake called Lake Wylie. The 13,400-acre lake has 325 miles of shoreline and a surface size of 13,400 acres.

Residents of adjacent areas including Charlotte, Fort Mill, and Rock Hill frequently travel to Lake Wylie for recreational purposes because of its proximity to both the South Carolina and North Carolina borders. Six open boat access points on the lake are managed by Duke Power. Tega Cay and Lake Wylie are two towns that are situated on Lake Wylie.

The second-oldest lake in the Catawba River Chain, Lake Wylie is one of eleven lakes on the Catawba River. Water is transferred around each lake in the chain system by Duke Power. The lake, which extends from the Mountain Island Dam south of Mountain Island Lake in North Carolina to the Wylie Dam at the lake's southern end, has a surface area of around 13,443 acres and 325 miles of shoreline. The lake is just over twenty feet deep on average.

The Catawba Nuclear Generating Station is situated on the lake's southwest shore and uses lake water for cooling. The lake is also used by Allen Steam Station, which is west of Charlotte and positioned on the lake's northern shore.

Location: York County